Pockels readout optical modulator


Pockels readout optical modulator

[′päk·əlz ¦rēd‚au̇t ‚äp·tə·kəl ′mäj·ə‚lād·ər] (electronics) A device for storing data in the form of images; it consists of bismuth silicon oxide crystal coated with an insulating layer of parylene and transparent electrodes evaporated on the surfaces; a blue laser is used for writing and a red laser is used for nondestructive readout or processing. Abbreviated PROM.